2012 Valdosta State Blazers football team

The 2012 Valdosta State Blazers football team represented Valdosta State University as a member of the a member of the Gulf South Conference during the 2012 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by sixth-year head coach David Dean and played their home games at Bazemore–Hyder Stadium in Valdosta, Georgia. After a 2–2 start, Valdosta State won their next 10 games and defeated Winston–Salem, 35–7, in the title game of the NCAA Division II National Football Championship.[2] The championship was the school's seventh national title, and the third in football. Dean was recognized as the AFCA Division II Coach of the Year.[3] The national championship was Dean's second at Valdosta State, having led the Blazers to the NCAA Division II title in 2007, his first year as head coach. The Blazers finished the season 12–2 overall and 4–1 in conference play, placing second in the Gulf South behind West Alabama, who beat Valdosta State in regular season, but then fell to the Blazers in the second round of the NCAA Division II playoffs.

2012 Valdosta State Blazers football
NCAA Division II champion
ConferenceGulf South Conference
Ranking
AFCANo. 1[1]
Record12–2 (4–1 GSC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRobby Brown (4th season)
Co-defensive coordinatorEarl Chambers (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorSeth Wallace (3rd season)
Home stadiumBazemore–Hyder Stadium
(capacity: 11,249)
2012 Gulf South Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 21 West Alabama $^  5 –0   9 –4  
No. 1 Valdosta State ^  4 –1   12 –2  
Shorter #  2 –3   6 –5  
North Alabama  2 –3   5 –5  
Delta State  1 –4   3 –7  
West Georgia  1 –4   3 –7  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
  • # – Provisional NCAA Division II member
Rankings from AFCA Poll

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 17:00 p.m.at Saginaw Valley State*No. 8
L 28–244,891
September 87:00 p.m.Fort Valley State*No. 20
W 62–145,298
September 151:00 p.m.vs. Angelo State*No. 18
W 43–10
September 227:00 p.m.No. 23 West AlabamaNo. 16
  • Bazemore–Hyder Stadium
  • Valdosta, GA
L 28–395,783
September 297:00 p.m.Edward Waters*
  • Bazemore–Hyder Stadium
  • Valdosta, GA
W 58–104,728
October 62:00 p.m.West Georgia
W 42–77,644
October 137:00 p.m.at North Alabama
W 24–218,816
October 203:00 p.m.Delta Statedagger
  • Bazemore–Hyder Stadium
  • Valdosta,GA
W 59–416,672
October 257:30 p.m.at Shorter
GSC–TV LIVEW 37–63,800
November 17:30 p.m.Texas A&M–Kingsville*No. 24
  • Bazemore–Hyder Stadium
  • Valdosta, GA
GSC–TV LIVEW 38–313,711
November 2412:00 p.m.West Alabama*No. 17
W 49–211,984
December 112:00 p.m.No. 22 Carson–Newman*No. 17
  • Bazemore–Hyder Stadium
  • Valdosta, GA (NCAA Division II Quarterfinal)
W 48–263,699
December 83:00 p.m.No. 5 Minnesota State*No. 17
ESPN3W 35–193,356
December 151:00 p.m.No. 2 Winston–Salem*No. 17
ESPN2, ESPN3W 35–77,527

References
  1. "Valdosta State Finishes Season at No. 1 in Division II Poll". American Football Coaches Association. December 17, 2012. Archived from the original on December 15, 2014. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
  2. "Valdosta State Blazers: 2012 Division II national champions!".
  3. "VSU's David Dean named AFCA Coach of the Year".
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